As American mosques ruminated over whether to cancel Friday prayers in the face of the coronavirus …
… FCNA notes, “Quarantine, social isolation, travel bans, restricted movement, visitations, congregation and socialization are among the precautionary and preventive measures” are found in Prophetic traditions:
- Rulings on Daily and Weekly Congregational Prayers During Coronavirus Pandemic (Fiqh Council of North America)
Israel joins the list of countries using the coronavirus as an excuse to use “state-level intel gathering tools to track its population” …
- Coronavirus Spy Apps: Israel Joins Iran and China Tracking Citizens’ Smartphones to Fight COVID-19 (Forbes)
… “After all, extreme times call for extreme measures, right? The only question is how extreme it can get”:
- Netanyahu Says ‘All Humanity Is in Same Boat’ Fighting Virus – Except Palestinians (Mondoweiss)
US-Iran tension and retaliation in Iraq increased after the killing of Gen. Soleimani …
- Fresh Rocket Attack Wounds International Troops in Iraq, Potentially Deepening U.S.-Iran Tensions (Washington Post)
… yet as the coronavirus threat increases, the US decided to reduce its costly and bloody military presence in the Middle East:
- After a Buildup to Counter Iran, U.S. Troops Begin Leaving Mideast (Wall Street Journal)
US sanctions hampering Iran’s corona fight, Iranian Central Bank requests five billion dollar assistance …
… Iran also urges lift of sanction targeting medical supplies and food, but Pompeo
Palestinians protesting Israeli colonization is ongoing, so is Israeli shooting unarmed young protesters:
- Israeli Soldiers Kill a Teen, Injure 112 Unarmed Palestinians (If Americans Knew)
Hamas would to let Fatah choose from “a national unity government, … comprehensive Palestinian elections, … a Palestinian National Council meeting …, and … a meeting for the factions’ secretaries-general”:
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